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H-nooi,mding y the DeVa-* Out-d Jay-gister, rtitical seaa gress-it gov-udges, lt;1 offi-i city loners n the ay in equip-t y forgistor-a new lentia' nty.emvd bo\%wer to ac ig the 5 38-' ■ar-ol, ;aade’ fron 4)■ nConstructionhits 5744,7551970Dim mitt’s construction in totaled an official $744,755.HOWEVER, ttie official total doesn't come close to the actual construction figure for the Dim-mitt area dun lg tl ? year, since it dee n’t include the big Western Ammonia plant expansion or the continuing construction on the Dimmitt Wheat Growers corn milling plant or the First Baptist Church.The Western Ammonia plant expansion required nc city build-;ng p urn it since it is outside the limits. The huge corn-mill and Baptist Church projects were included in the total for the banner year cf 1968, when their permits were issued.But despite being dwarfed by fhese big projects, the offical 1970 riguro was a healthy me by itself. Tt included $259,575 in residential onstruetion and $185,180 in eom-nercial building.LARGEST single project for which a building permit was issued during the year was the courthouse annex, a $415,680 protect which is just getting underway.Significantly, 15 new homes wore built or started in Dimmitt during the year, despite unfavorable interest rates on mortgageTL.FORfenship tcuman the top in the It w champii ncth C seven tourney Dimn to sun ment slt; fro tati ton Inc Althoi highlyHigh b round conside. ienship the tin round Tuesda; place a the cor THE full will Tiesday game i ford saiBlt;FcWhile wlt;ere vand pr
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Dimmitt Castro County News
Dimmitt, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 07, 1971
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